Want to Know a Secret?: A gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming Paperback – January 18, 2021

El libro es interesante y es fácil terminarlo rápido ya que uno pierde la noción del tiempo y me leía hasta 30 páginas en un día

I have been breaking up my romance reads with Freida's thrillers and I have not been disappointed!This was a quick psychological thriller that had a bunch of twists and turns that I didn't see coming!The ending/plot twist was a bit unrealistic for me (not that any of Frieda's endings are realistic in my life) but if you read this and get to the end you'll understand what I mean when I say "HUH? How?" when I got to the WhoDunIt part of the book.

Freida really knows how to leave your he dropped during the last 3-4 chapters! Goodness! lol what an ending! I don’t want to spoil it but April, Julie, Maria… who is the victim?! Who is a murderer?? Two woman living in the suburbs, all squeaky clean but it’s not! Friendships, kids, PTA, book club… ugh! Just read it!!

I've read nearly all of Freida McFadden's books. I think I only have 2 more to go. All but a couple of them were outstanding, as in, pretty near perfect. But hey, no one is perfect all the time! She did have a couple of duds, and this is one of them.While reading, I actually stopped and looked again at the cover, to make sure I hadn't picked up an SE Lynes book thinking it was McFadden. (SE Lynes' 'Valentina' and 'The Housewarming' were masterpieces, but the next 2 books I read by her were junior-high-level 'mean girl' drivel.) Honestly, for a minute there I actually thought that 'Want to Know a Secret' must have gotten the wrong author's name on it!What I love about MOST of Freida McFadden's books is that the characters are usually very sharp, the plots twisty but believable, and the surprises intelligently crafted and FIT; they didn't just totally negate the entire book with some implausible twist at the end.Not so with this one. Do all wealthy moms really act like that? What a stereotype! They were all just a bunch of superficial, jealous, catty, gossipy 13-year-olds!Also, if an author lets the reader inside the mind of a character, it's quite a jolt to suddenly find out that the character was hiding the truth from the reader. That is a very cheap, unfeasible way to write a twist into the story. Either let us know what the character is thinking or don't, but don't resort to such cheap tricks!None of McFadden's other books were like that. I just realized, hey, maybe this was her very first book and I should cut her some slack, but Nooooo, the book was written in 2021.It really does feel like she was just too busy to meet her publisher's deadline and got a ghostwriter to write the first 2/3 of the book for her.Speaking of which, did I mention how tedious and BORING the first 2/3 of the book was? I almost didn't finish it, which would be a first for me and this author. The only reason I hung in there was that I knew Freida's trademark twist was coming, and it did. It wasn't enough to redeem the book, though there was some poetic justice.Unless you like junior-high, rich kid gossip, skip this one. But DO read Freida's other books! The Housemaid, Never Lie, The Perfect Son, The Surrogate Mother, The Locked Door...masterpieces all! And her others are all great too,Freida, sorry to be so scathing, but I have bought nearly all of your books and it is you who have set such a high standard for yourself. This one was just, well, a dud compared to your others.EDIT: I raised my review from 2 stars to 3, because the thought just occurred to me that maybe Freida made her characters shallow intentionally, to convey her point. I just finished Suicide Med whose main characters are college students, and their personalities really do seem like college students. So maybe Freida went a little overboard making these characters shallow, gossipy rich women. So ok, 3 stars then. Still Not a very enjoyable book, compared to her others.

I enjoyed this book, but it did get a little far-fetched for me towards the end. The multiple viewpoints of the same situations were interesting.

The twist and turns in this book are wild. April had me fooled, the neighbors are something else! Janet is not to be played with! Maria is sneaky as well!

Had me engaged from the very beginning. Really easy and quick read. Definitely would refer this as a good read.

Plot twist! This book started a bit slow for me but I held out cuz I needed to know what was happening. Definitely a surprise ending. Good book but not as good as Never Lie, The Housemaid & Ward D.